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Essex Rotary Committee members recruit members to join their efforts
May 21, 2025 12:10 p.m.
Essex Rotary has several committees who serve multiple functions:
President Edith and President-elect Lois will use this time to help our newer members who seek a committee assignment to learn more about the work of our Committees and to sign up to participate. Part of the "learning" will include a "recruitment talk" by the Chair's of our committees: Service Committees:
Fund Raising Committees:
Operations Committees:
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May 24, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Matt Lumsden Real Estate, Essex Rotary members will work the parade route and "stuff the truck", collecting food donations from parade watchers to benefit Aunt Dot's Place.
Bring a bag of non-perishable food items and/or toiletries, and look for Homey the Hamster, who will be handing out creemee coupons from Rocky's NY Pizza & Ice Cream to those who donate!!
Thanks, Matt, for taking this initiative and giving Essex Rotary members another chance to make a difference in our community.
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Essex Rotary Awards Scholarship Funds to Area High School Students
Jun. 04, 2025 12:10 p.m.
Annually, Essex Rotary awards post-secondary education scholarships to high school seniors from Essex High School and Mount Mansfield Union High School. Students are invited to join Essex Rotary for lunch to share their story and future plans. The Scholarship effort at Essex Rotary is chaired by Patrick Hutton and a group of volunteers review applications screened originally by VSAC to determine the recipients. |
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Jun. 11, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Again this year, about 130 golfers will spend a great day having fun, competing for great prizes, and helping Essex Rotary raise money that will be distributed to groups and people with need in our communities, the region and Vermont.
The Links at Lang Farm provide a great venue for our annual event.
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Essex Rotary Installs New Officers for the 2025-26 Rotary Year
Jun. 18, 2025 5:00 p.m.
Every year at the end of June, Rotary Clubs around the world "Change Over" - where officers at all levels change. This year, Essex Rotary's change over meeting will be from 5 to 6:30 PM at the Holy Family Parish Hall in Essex Junction. At this time, President-elect Lois will take over our President role from President Edith. Also, the awards will be presented to Club members. |
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State of the Club: 2025-26 Plans & Ideas
Jul. 02, 2025 12:10 p.m.
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Quarterly Gathering - Time to Socialize
Jul. 16, 2025
This quarter's social gathering will be at 1st Republic Brewing - located at 39 River Road. Since 1st Republic does not serve food on a regular basis, the Club will bring in pizza to round out the evening. We will gather from 5 PM to 6:30 PM at 1st Republic. Hope to see you there to celebrate the summer. |
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Tentative - Date Offered - Awaiting Confirmation
Aug. 06, 2025 12:10 p.m.
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Aug. 22, 2025 12:00 p.m. - Aug. 31, 2025 10:00 p.m.
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Aug. 22, 2025 3:00 p.m. - Aug. 31, 2025 10:00 p.m.
For the 28th year Essex Rotarians will sell freshly cooked corn at the Rotary Corn Booth during the Champlain Valley Fair from our yellow and green booth adjacent to the grandstand. If you stop by on the afternoon of Saturday, August 26 from 2 PM to 5 PM, you may meet Miss Vermont and Miss Teen Vermont, who will be helping us sell our corn and raffle tickets! Last year, the young kids loved to meet her. But, there is MORE!! I just said raffle tickets! This year, we will hold a RAFFLE with prizes donated by area businesses. Tickets will be available ONLY at the Corn Booth for $1 per ticket and 7 tickets for $5. What can you win: QUILT: Donated by a long-time quilter and Essex Rotary member GIFT CARDS: Healthy Living; City Market; American Flatbread; Jericho Café & Tavern; Matt's Wash and Wax (Jericho); Salt & Bubbles (Essex Experience); Poor House Pies; Brew House Coffee; Lucy & Howe Brewing. PASSES: ECHO (4 sets of 4 passes); The Strike Zone, MetroRock DISCOUNTED ROOM: Sinclair Inn B&B (Jericho) What will we do with funds raised: Essex Rotary’s Charitable Fund donates to charities in our communities (Essex Town, Essex Junction, Westford, Jericho and Underhill) and in Vermont and to student post-secondary scholarships.
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Sep. 13, 2025 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Rotary Club of Essex will be holding a food drive at the Price Chopper Essex on Center Rd. on September 14 from 9am to 2pm. Donated food will be collected to benefit the Heavenly Food Pantry in Essex Jct. The Heavenly Food Pantry serves approximately 80 families per month in the Essex Community. It is an essential food program to help feed our hungry neighbors.
Please go to Price Chopper on Saturday, September 16 between 9 AM and 2 PM and help Essex Rotary by donating non-perishable food items. Rotary Club members will be on-site to assist donors with information about the specific needs of our neighbors who use the Heavenly Food Pantry. Many thanks to Matt Lumsden Real Estate who is lending their box van to transport the collected items to Heavenly Food Pantry.
Note from Food Insecurity Committee Chair, Tim Gendron - 9/5/2023
Now that the 10 Best Days of Summer and corn boothing are behind us it's time to focus on another service opportunity. The Food Insecurity Committee has planned an essential food drive on Saturday, September 16th at the Price Chopper in Essex. This will be from 9am - 2pm and will benefit The Heavenly Food Pantry which is in dire need of our help. The food pantry regularly runs out of food to help the needy people and families in our community.
We need up to 10 volunteers to sign up for one or two hour shifts to greet shoppers and hand out flyers listing needed food items and up to 5 volunteers to fill boxes in the truck. We also need 2 volunteers for a half hour to unload the boxes at Heavenly when the food drive ends. This is a fun-filled event where you get to greet and meet some very friendly and generous shoppers from the Essex area and spend some quality time with other dedicated Rotarians.
Please, please consider volunteering for this much needed service or at least making a donation of food items or a monetary donation. There are a couple of collection bins around town. One is at Kaitlyn Raymond's State Farm office on Upper Main Street on Route 15 and the other is at the Community Bank on Pearl St. in Essex Jct. provided by Dijana Downing.
I will have a signup sheet with me at Wednesday's luncheon meeting. I may tap you on the shoulder to solicit your assistance.
WE NEED YOUR HELP. (Those of you who are proficient with social media please post the heck out of this to quickly spread the word.)
2022 Event Report from Tim Gendron:
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
On a Beautiful Saturday, October 1, 2022, our Rotary Club held another food drive to benefit the Heavenly Food Pantry. There was a wonderful response by our community to support this service project as we filled 34 boxes of non-perishable food items and goods. A rough estimate is approximately 900 pounds collected and delivered to Heavenly.
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Sep. 20, 2025 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
On Saturday 21st, Essex Parks & Rec is hosting a Community Day from 10-4 at the Foster Road Park. This is the culminating event for the week of Exploring Essex with activities for the whole family: live musical performances, Alyx the Magician, horse-drawn hayrides, Kids Carnival with bounce houses and miniature golf, a farmer's market including food trucks and craft booths, baking contests, photography and coloring contests, and drawings from the Giveaway Exploraganza.
As a part of this Community Day, the Club will have tent with the banner and a table with an assortment of cookies from which participants can choose after answering a brief questionnaire about Rotary from the information on the banner: a win-win situation.
How can you help?
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Sep. 28, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Essex Rotary has a plan to connect with middle school students - by engaging them "where they live" - on a mini-golf course. On Sunday, October 1, Essex Rotary members will sponsor a Mini-golf Tournament, Batting Cage Tournament, Golf Chipping Contest, Burger and Dogs (by donation), Local Vendors, and a bit about Essex Rotary and Rotary International. This invitational is specifically for teams of middle school students in the Essex Westford School District (EWSD) and Colchester School District.
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Sustainable Food Production
Oct. 01, 2025 12:10 p.m.
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Oct. 18, 2025 8:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Essex Rotary has contributed $1,000 of seed money to help fund the $25,000 needed to put on this event. We need club members and friends to consider volunteering to pack meals during the event.
We have 50 packing slots reserved to fill for this 2 hour time commitment with the goal to pack over 100,000 meals! If you join the effort, we bet this will be one of the highlights of your year - so much fun and fulfilling.
What: Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack Event
When: Saturday, October 19th
Where: ADL Middle School
Time: 8:30 AM to 10:45 AM
If you're interested, please RSVP directly to Amy Jackman (amymj@us.ibm.com) with the # of slots and names (& ages if under 18) of the packing volunteers. |
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Oct. 25, 2025 4:00 a.m. - Oct. 29, 2025 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25 & Saturday October 28: The Essex Junction Rec and Parks is organizing its annual Trick or Treat Trail for kids who walk the path with plenty of energy and excitement and dressed in fabulous costumes. At the end of the trail, there is the Pumpkin Palooza, a pyramid of 600+ pumpkins. We'll carve pumpkins on Wednesday to add to the pyramid then on Saturday we have a table with a wide selection of treats and other giveaways. Below is the list of shifts for the two days. If you will be able to volunteer, please add your name in the spot or spots and reply to this email with ALL. If you have any questions, please contact Max Seaton by email, phone or text at 802-999-3945.
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